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23 May '13

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ArgentinaPope Francis: His fight against social injustice and human exploitation in Argentina

Latin America's first Pope is a strong supporter of co-operatives, who helped the Argentina movement fight against corruption, human trafficking and exploitation.

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United StatesCo-operative leader Sally Jewell named to head US Department of the Interior

President Barack Obama has nominated the leader of the largest consumer co-operative in the US to join his cabinet and oversee America's national parks and energy ...

Cast and Crew of the Rochdale Pioneers Film.

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Global NewsRochdale Pioneers film premieres at Co-operative United

The atmosphere couldn’t have been more electric as the credits rolled of the premiere of the Rochdale Pioneers film at Co-operatives United last night.

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Global NewsIt’s Time for Nuts! Part II

Read Part I here. Part II:  Equal Exchange in El Salvador Julia and I get off the plane in San Salvador.  It’s 96 degrees and the heat feels like a slap across the face.  ...

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Solvay Library, the Convention's venue

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Global NewsCo-operative banks are key players in securing sustainable growth

Co-operative banks are committed players for sustainable and equitable growth, said the panellists taking part in Round Table Two at the 5th Convention of the European Association ...

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Global NewsOne thousand extra communities co-operating

The Enterprise Hub National Conference began with celebration. Read all about it

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Karin Christiansen, General Secretary of the Co-operative Party.

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NorwayWednesday: Gender Forum speakers

The Gender Forum will look at the role of women in the Co-operative Movement. The speakers will range from the first female General Secretary of the Co-operative Party to Guardian ...

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Dame Pauline Green, President of the ICA.

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Global NewsManchester set to welcome the world for close of IYC

International Co-operative Alliance President Dame Pauline Green has saluted the Movement’s response to the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives and says there’s ...

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CubaA Cuban delegation at the Summit!

A Cuban delegation of 10 influential people from a burgeoning cooperative movement in that country confirmed that they will take part in the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives and Imagine 2012, the International Conference on Cooperative Economics, which is the official pre-summit event. The head of the delegation is Wendy Holm, an Agrologist and MCCCU graduate student with the Faculty of Management of the Sobey School of Business of Saint Mary's University. Wendy has been working with ...

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Global NewsBenenden Healthcare brings together UK experts to discuss organ donation

Leading UK mutual and ICMIF member, Benenden Healthcare Society, recently addressed the issue of organ donation in the UK in its latest WebTV show. The show was first broadcast on Tuesday, September 18, and brought together two leading experts to discuss whether the UK should adopt an ‘opt-in’ or ‘opt-out’ system of organ donation. Lawrence Christensen, Head of Communications & Strategy at Benenden Healthcare said: “Three people die every day in the UK while awaiting an organ ...

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